Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress on Infant Studies, emphasizes the highest quality original research on normal and aberrant infant development during the first two years. Both human and animal research are included.

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Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress on Infant Studies, emphasizes the highest quality original research on normal and aberrant infant development during the first two years. Both human and animal research are included. In addition to regular length research articles and brief reports (3000-word maximum), the journal includes solicited target articles along with a series of commentaries; debates, in which different theoretical positions are presented along with a series of commentaries; and thematic collections, a group of three to five reports or summaries of research on the same issue, conducted independently at different laboratories, with invited commentaries.

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Keywords
  • infancy
  • infant studies
  • ICIS
  • International Congress of Infant Studies
  • infant development
  • developmental psychology
  • psychology
  • child development
  • pediatrics
  • neuroscience
  • nursing
  • education

Readership

Academic researchers in psychology, child development, neuroscience, pediatrics, nursing, and education.

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Editor

Gavin Bremner, Lancaster University

Gavin Bremner

Gavin Bremner

Lancaster University

Gavin Bremner graduated with a B.Sc. in Psychology from St.Andrews University in 1974, and gained his D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in 1978 for work on infants’ spatial orientation.  He obtained his first post at Lancaster University in 1977, and has worked there ever since, becoming Professor of Developmental Psychology in 1994.  Most of his research has been on perceptual and cognitive development in infancy, although he has also investigated spatial and graphical skills in children.  His most recent research has focused largely on perceptual of object persistence in young infants.

Associate Editors

Robin Panneton

Virginia Tech

Dr. Robin Panneton is a faculty member in Psychology and Associate Dean in the College of Science at Virginia Tech.  Her research lab focuses on issues relating to infants’ and toddlers’ attention to multimodal information in their language learning.  She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in language development, developmental systems, and attention in infancy.

Holly Brophy-Herb

Michigan State University

 

Dr. Holly Brophy-Herb is a professor of child development in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University.  She also holds an endorsement from the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health. Dr. Brophy-Herb works closely with partners such as Early Head Start, Head Start, and Michigan State University Extension with the ultimate goal of developing effective interventions and training models in family and child care/early educational contexts.

Vicky Southgate

University of Copenhagen

I am Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Copenhagen. My main area of interest is early social cognition, including Theory of Mind, action perception, group cognition and social learning. Previously, I spent many years at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, first as a post-doc and later as a Wellcome Trust Research Career Development Fellow. I now hold a 5-year European Research Council Consolidator grant aimed at characterising the nature and development of infants’ perspective taking abilities.

Founding Editor

Leslie B. Cohen

Full Editorial Team

David Anderson
San Francisco State University 

Elika Bergelson
Duke University 

Christina Bergmann
Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

Erika London Bocknek
Wayne State University 

John Colombo
University of Kansas 

Alejandrina Cristia
Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University, EHESS, CNRS 

Moritz M. Daum
University of Zurich 

Lauren L Emberson
Princeton University 

Cynthia Frosch
University of North Texas

Sarah A Gerson
Cardiff University 

Teodora Gliga
University of East Anglia 

Gustaf Gredebäck
Uppsala University 

Tobias Grossmann
University of Virginia

Kiley Hamlin
University of British Columbia 

Jane S. Herbert
University of Wollongong 

Barbara Höhle
Universität Potsdam 

Shoji Itakura
Kyoto University 

Emily Jones
Birkbeck, University of London 

Marina Kalashnikova
Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language 

Jordy Kaufman
Swinburne University of Technology 

Natasha Z. Kirkham
Birkbeck University of London 

Casey Lew-Williams
Princeton University 

Zoe Liberman
University of California – Santa Barbara  

Ulf Liszkowski
University of Hamburg

 Viola Macchi Cassia
University of Milano-Bicocca

Olivier Pascalis
Univ Grenoble Alpes – CNRS

Vasudevi Reddy
University of Portsmouth 

Anne Rifkin-Graboi
Nanyang Technological University 

Cintia Rodríguez
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 

Shannon Ross-Sheehy
University of Tennessee Knoxville

Jenny Saffran
University of Wisconsin – Madison

Alessandra Sansavini
University of Bologna 

Laura Scaramella
University of New Orleans

Lisa S. Scott
University of Florida 

Rose Scott
University of California – Merced 

Graham Schafer
University of Reading 

Sylvain Sirois
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Ernő Téglás
Central European University 

Feng-Ming Tsao
National Taiwan University

Ichiro Uchiyama
Doshisha University 

Claire Vallotton
Michigan State University 

Eric A. Walle
University of California, Merced 

Katherine White
University of Waterloo

Pei Jun Woo
Sunway University

Henny Yeung
Simon Fraser University 

Daniel Yurovsky
University of Chicago

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Infancy Editor Position

Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress of Infant Studies, emphasizes the highest quality original research on normal and aberrant infant development during the first two years. Both human and animal research are included. In addition to regular length research articles and brief reports (3000-word maximum), the journal includes solicited target articles along with a series of commentaries; debates, in which different theoretical positions are presented along with a series of commentaries; and thematic collections, a group of three to five reports or summaries of research on the same issue, conducted independently at different laboratories, with invited commentaries. 

Job Description and Application Instructions

Infancy is seeking a new Editor. The new Editor will receive new submissions beginning January 1, 2023. The successful candidate will be recognized internationally for their scientific contributions to the field of infancy, reflected in a strong track record of publications and presentations. They should also have an extensive international network of contacts to expand the Journal’s reach and impact. The ideal candidate will be skilled in diplomacy, networking, and written and verbal communication.

Other skills and/or experience the successful candidate should have include:

  • Previous editorial experience
  • Knowledge around Open science practices
  • Strategic thinking about ways to grow the journal and increase its visibility and impact factor

The position of the Editor includes:

  • Managing the day-to-day operations of the Journal, especially the peer review process
  • Building and maintaining a geographically diverse editorial board in line with the international focus of the society
  • Management of the journal’s operating budget
  • Facilitating thorough, fair, and fast peer review through the delegation of Associate Editors, the invitation of peer reviewers, and the synthesis of peer review reports into a manuscript decision
  • Serving as an ambassador of the journal by encouraging submissions from authors
  • Engaging in targeted outreach to international members and individuals from under-represented groups to ensure inclusiveness and diversity in the scholars contributing to the journal and the infants represented in papers
  • Monitoring and improving Journal operations and the effectiveness of the Journal’s editorial goals and policies
  • Collaborating with the Publisher and ICIS Publications Committee to explore strategic new initiatives, policies, and topic areas to enhance Journal quality and growth
  • Collaborating with the ICIS Communications Committee to maximize impact of journal/articles
  • Maintaining regular communication with the Publisher to discuss the journal’s performance, operations, and management of the Associate Editors
  • Managing Editorial Board, including inviting and retiring members and monitoring performance
  • Maintaining regular communication with the Associate Editors and the Editorial Board to keep them engaged and energized
  • Attending ICIS Board meetings (approximately 4 per year) as an Ex-Officio member and to provide regular reports of the Journal’s progress and any journal concerns
  • Commissioning 2 special issues per year that highlight new or timely areas in the field, and identifying topics and reaching out to authors of target articles and commentaries

The Editor of Infancy shall have the power to delegate specific responsibilities to Associate Editors and the Editorial Board, with full autonomy to make decisions about the journal’s acceptances, as per the society’s bylaws. To keep the flow of papers maintained and the decision times to a minimum, the successful candidate should be prepared to invest a small amount of time each day managing Journal concerns.

Infancy, the official journal of the International Congress of Infant Studies, emphasizes the highest quality original research on infant development during the first two years. Both human and animal research are included. In addition to regular length research articles (~8,000 words) and brief reports (3000-word maximum), the journal includes solicited target articles with a set of commentaries or debates reflecting different theoretical positions or methodological approaches; and special issues or special sections.

Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a vision statement (2 pages) on how they would like to see Infancy develop in the future in one pdf file. Please send all application materials by September 15, 2022 to the ICIS Secretariat via email to . Shortlisted applicants may be interviewed via zoom by the publications committee. If you have any questions, please email the society Secretary, Vanessa LoBue, at